Advisory proceedings currently pending before the Court
| # | Advisory opinion | Registered | Opinion date | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Request for Advisory Opinion No 001/2024: In the matter of a Request by the Pan African Lawyers Union for an Advisory Opinion on the compatibility of the Death Penalty with the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights | 10 Oct 2024 | — | Pending | Details |
| 2 | Request for Advisory Opinion No.001 of 2025: In the matter of a request by the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) for an Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States with respect to the climate change crisis | 02 May 2025 | — | Pending | Details |
| 3 | Request for advisory opinion no. 001 of 2026 in the matter of a request by the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) for an advisory opinion on the obligatons of states with respect to women’s inheritance rights | 13 Mar 2026 | — | Pending | Details |
| 4 | Request for an advisory opinion no. 002 of 2026 in the matter of a request by the Pan African Lawyers’ Union (PALU) for an advisory opinion on the obligations of african States, individually and collectively, with respect to individual criminal responsibility for serious, massive or gross violations of human and peoples’ rights in africa | 24 Apr 2026 | — | Pending | Details |